Lionel Tessier School as Inquiry Wolk, Steven, 2008. School as Inquiry. Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 90, No. 02 (October 2008): pp. 115-122. It”s in the URI LibraryOnline Link
Great article about Inquiry. Not just the normal textbook stuff. In fact the article makes the point to stress that the textbook should be used for reference only. Summary: Major points in the article. vInquiry is the opposite of the old fashioned transmission teaching. (lecture by teacher with textbook and worksheets) vEducation today creating workers for our society not learners. vInquiry learning is about habits of the mind. (disciplined questioning and investigation) vList of teacher behaviors to help show what Inquiry is and a good list of what Inquiry is NOT. Reflection: Why I liked the article. This article succinctly describes what Inquiry is and how to go about incorporating it into your curriculum. It is simply written, with a simple list of commonalities of inquiry which can be applied to all subjects. I particularly liked the following exerpts as they highlighted some helpful perspectives. I am keeping a copy to guide me in my future endeavors.
"Inquiry based teaching transforms the aims of the school from short-term memorization of facts to disciplined questioning and investigating."
"hands on teaching is not synonymous with inquiry-based teaching."
"Having questions that guide inquiry is key, with BIG IDEAS (critical knowledge about the topic)"
School as Inquiry
Wolk, Steven, 2008. School as Inquiry. Phi Delta Kappan, Vol. 90, No. 02 (October 2008): pp. 115-122. It”s in the URI Library Online Link
Great article about Inquiry. Not just the normal textbook stuff. In fact the article makes the point to stress that the textbook should be used for reference only.
Summary: Major points in the article.
v Inquiry is the opposite of the old fashioned transmission teaching. (lecture by teacher with textbook and worksheets)
v Education today creating workers for our society not learners.
v Inquiry learning is about habits of the mind. (disciplined questioning and investigation)
v List of teacher behaviors to help show what Inquiry is and a good list of what Inquiry is NOT.
Reflection: Why I liked the article.
This article succinctly describes what Inquiry is and how to go about incorporating it into your curriculum. It is simply written, with a simple list of commonalities of inquiry which can be applied to all subjects. I particularly liked the following exerpts as they highlighted some helpful perspectives. I am keeping a copy to guide me in my future endeavors.